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Former Tuna Valley Trail Association president Mike Glesk, Bradford Mayor Tom Riel, state Department of Community and Economic Development deputy secretary Clyde "Champ" Holman and Bradford Office of Economic and Community Development executive director Sara Andrews get ready to cut the ribbon on the Pine Street Bridge this afternoon. Not pictured is Julie Marasco, a president of Northwest Saving Bank, which was instrumental in completing the project. WESB photo To see more photos, go to our Facebook page, Facebook.com/1490wesb . To hear the remarks made during the ceremony, click here . The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Bradford YWCA has announced the community leaders who will be honored during the 16th Annual Leader Luncheon. This year’s event will celebrate Julie Marasco, Jeannine Schoenecker and Judith Yorks. Tessa Rhinehart will receive the 2013 Young Leader Award. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Northwest Charitable Foundation, Inc has made an investment to help build the future for children of all abilities, supporting CARE for Children with a $50,000 grant, which will directly support the construction of the Ashley Booth Griffin CARE for Children Center. “Northwest Savings Bank is proud to be part of this initiative,” stated Julie Marasco, Northwest Region President. “CARE is vital to our community, and we support the organization’s initiatives, and the commitment to the new facility.” The center will enhance the organization’s delivery of early learning programs, pediatric therapy services, and child safety and injury prevention initiatives and provide a permanent home for the 89 year old non-profit. “Northwest Savings Bank is a long time investor in programs and services that make our community stronger,” said Debbie Price, CARE Building Campaign Co-Chair. “We are grateful for their investment in CARE’s future and the future of local children that need the organizat...

Northwest Savings Bank’s “Time and Temperature” service is being repaired. Julie Marasco, president of the Northwest Region of Northwest Savings says, “We’ve had trouble with the telephone lines and we’re getting the problem fixed. Basically, we have six telephone lines and the service has been answering only four. Unfortunately, one of the two that hasn’t been answered is the main number people call. So we’re fixing it.” The time/weather/temperature service, which has been a tradition in Bradford since the 1960s, will be fully operational by the middle of August, Marasco says. Rumors have circulated that Northwest planned to cancel the system, but Marasco says those rumors are not true. “Even though we’re in a digital age, many people still appreciate the time, weather and temperature telephone service,” Marasco says. “Even broken, it took more than 180,000 calls in the first six months of the year.” “We’re making the repairs the system needs and we’ll be telling Bradford the time, w...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has named 10 new members to its Advisory Board and reappointed 15 members. Newly elected to the board are Gregory P. Bauer, JoAnne Ryan, Stacy Sorokes Wallace, Max Brady, Timothy J. Asinger, Stephen P. Grillo, Douglas E. Kuntz, Julie A. Marasco, James M. McDonough and John W. Seltzer. Christopher Luke, president of the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association, was appointed an ex officio member of the board. All of the appointments were made by University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg upon recommendation by Dr. Livingston Alexander, president of Pitt-Bradford. Asinger is vice president of Kessel Construction Inc. in Bradford. His early professional background was spent in the food industry, and he became involved with Kessel in 1997 in Erie. He has been with the Bradford corporate office since 2007 and is very involved in the community with social, cultural, civic and fundraising efforts. Bauer is the president and chief executive officer of ...